File #: PC26-295    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Planning Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/6/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 3/11/2026 Final action:
Title: Recommendation to Town Council on Request for Modifications of Site Plan Requirements Related to Parking for Bear Branch Tavern, located at 133 Maple Avenue E.
Attachments: 1. PC STAFF REPORT - 133 Maple Avenue E - Bear Branch Tavern, 2. 02 - Application and Authorization Form, 3. 03 - Proposed Site Plan Approved by Fire Marshal's Office, 4. 04 - Letter of Request for Modification of Requirement, 5. 05 - Certificate of Occupancy Issued 2-28-2020, 6. 06 - Letter from Valet Parking LLC, 7. 07 - Support Letter from Vienna Professional Center Condominium Center, 8. 08 - Relevant Requirements, 9. 09 - Notification Affidavit

Subject:

Title

Recommendation to Town Council on Request for Modifications of Site Plan Requirements Related to Parking for Bear Branch Tavern, located at 133 Maple Avenue E.

Body

Bear Branch Tavern is requesting a Modification of Requirements related to off-street parking to allow an increase in restaurant seating from 300 to 337 seats through the use of an on-site valet parking system that would allow vehicles to be stacked within the existing parking lot.

 

Attachment 1 is the Staff Report, which provides a description of the request, project background, site context, applicable regulations, and staff evaluation. The other attachments, which are enumerated in Attachment 1, provide supporting materials, including the formal application, site plans, and relevant regulatory provisions.

 

PROPOSED/SUGGESTED MOTION

Recommended Action

"I move to recommend that the Town Council approve the requested Modification of Requirements related to off-street parking for Bear Branch Tavern, located at 133 Maple Avenue East (Tax Map Parcels 0384 54 0100 and 0100A), to permit valet parking for up to 11 vehicles as shown on the site plan approved by the Fairfax County Fire Marshal and to allow the previously approved parking modification to accommodate an increase in restaurant seating from 300 to 337 seats."

OR

 

"I move to recommend that the Town Council approve the requested Modification of Requirements related to off-street parking for Bear Branch Tavern, located at 133 Maple Avenue East (Tax Map Parcels 0384 54 0100 and 0100A), to permit valet parking for up to 11 vehicles as shown on the site plan approved by the Fairfax County Fire Marshal and to allow the previously approved parking modification to accommodate an increase in restaurant seating from 300 to 337 seats, subject to the following conditions: ______."

 

OR

 

"I move to recommend that the Town Council deny the requested Modification of Requirements related to off-street parking that would permit valet parking for up to 11 vehicles and allow the previously approved parking modification to accommodate an increase in restaurant seating from 300 to 337 seats for Bear Branch Tavern located at 133 Maple Avenue East (Tax Map Parcels 0384 54 0100 and 0100A)."

 

OR

 

Other action deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.